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Cosmo Tech, a global leader in AI Simulation for enterprise decision-making, announced its expansion into the Middle East with the support of InoGates LLC led by two seasoned regional executives: Marc Kassis and Ramy Lahoud. Cosmo Tech AI Simulation software helps industrial organizations navigate complexity and uncertainty by simulating millions of possible futures and identifying the best course of action. Deployed by major enterprises, it drives smarter decisions across supply chain, asset management, and finance—boosting profitability, resilience, and sustainability. “With Marc’s and Ramy’s expertise in digital transformation and AI, as well as their deep experience in the region, we are confident that Cosmo Tech will deliver transformative value to organizations in the Middle East,” said Hugues de Bantel, Co-founder & President EMEA at Cosmo Tech. “We’re proud to support the expansion of Cosmo Tech, the AI frontrunner, to the Middle East,” said Marc Kassis, CEO and Founder of InoGates. “By enabling smarter, faster decisions, AI Simulation will unlock

NextEra, a joint venture between LTIMindtree and Aramco Digital, has entered a partnership with ServiceNow, the AI platform for digital transformation, to drive large-scale digital transformation across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the broader MENA region. As a part of this partnership, NextEra will set up a proximity center at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam, and ServiceNow will set up a Centre of Excellence to train and equip the local workforce, digitally. This partnership brings together ServiceNow’s intelligent workflow orchestration and NextEra’s robust service. A key advantage is the availability of Agentic Central offerings built on ServiceNow and the ecosystem. This partnership will accelerate the deployment of generative AI and agentic automation across enterprise environments by leveraging core ServiceNow functionality and strong services capability of NextEra. Additionally, it will also address some of the most critical requirements of this geography – an Arabic user interface with strong localized solutions that

Propel, creator of the first product value management (PVM) platform to transform how businesses create, market, sell, and service products, has entered into a strategic partnership with Bild to provide advanced product data management (PDM) integration to Propel. Bild is a secure, cloud-based data management tool built for modern hardware teams to increase engineering innovation. Its configurable and scalable solution is designed for teams relying on shared file folders, or using one or more legacy PDM systems to manage CAD files. The partnership enables Propel customers to further bolster their digital product thread with enhanced design data to strengthen collaboration and speed product development. “Many manufacturers are struggling to manage multiple design tools in a streamlined fashion, which is time consuming and pulls engineers away from the more strategic aspects of their job,” said Eric Schrader, Chief Product Officer, Propel. “Our Bild partnership provides a ready-to-use solution built around core business

ENCY 1.1.3 rolls out 80 improvements that tighten quality, reduce setup time, and keep your shop moving—even when the license server doesn’t. New Parameters for Operations Sub Spindle Working (turn-mill): added a new “Move LCS with part” parameter. If unchecked, the part’s LCS (Local Coordinate System) remains in place. Turn Take Over (Swiss-type lathes): for compatibility with previously developed post-processors, when the Take Over is synchronized with the preceding Lathe Part-off operation you now need to enable “Start with RPM of cut-off” from that Lathe Part-off. By default this parameter is off to simplify debugging of new post-processors, allowing you to set a custom spindle speed for the Turn Take Over. Usability Improvements Keep working through outages: You can temporarily continue working with online licenses even if the ENCY license server is unreachable due to an outage. ENCY will launch only from the last workstation used. Disc tool machining: Added support for an undercut tool. Hole-Drilling —

PTC announced the release of its Arena® product lifecycle management (PLM) and quality management system (QMS) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant, enabling teams to accelerate time to value. Arena AI Assistant delivers real-time, context-aware expertise rooted in best practices for PLM and QMS workflows in a conversational interface – helping users navigate engineering change orders, manage corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), maintain traceability and compliance, and much more. Arena AI Assistant is available directly in the Arena user interface and is powered by a comprehensive library of Arena Help materials and other resources.  “Arena AI Assistant is another example of how PTC is investing in Arena and equipping our users with the tools they need to help them be as productive as quickly as possible,” said David Katzman, General Manager of Onshape and Arena. “Using Arena AI Assistant is like having an Arena expert working alongside you, helping you with the next step

Rocket Software, a global technology leader in modernization software, announced groundbreaking innovations to its COBOL solutions designed to help businesses update COBOL applications without disrupting ongoing operations or compromising application reliability. The announcement further underscores Rocket Software’s commitment and belief in COBOL as a mission-critical program for business success. The company’s advancements with opt-in GenAI-assisted development, expanded support for ARM processors, and deep modernization expertise uniquely empower enterprises to evolve core systems, integrate seamlessly with modern platforms, and reimagine the future potential of COBOL. COBOL remains a cornerstone of global business operations powering 70% of the world’s business transaction processing across industries such as banking, insurance, travel, retail, and government. However, running COBOL that has not been modernized —combined with outdated engineering tools and practices—can slow innovation, increase operational risk, and expose systems to today’s security threats. Organizations with COBOL at their core can no longer afford to operate on outdated applications and systems or

Siemens Digital Industries Software introduced Tessent™ AnalogTest software - an innovative solution that reduces pattern generation time for analog circuit tests from months to days. The solution enables testing of analog circuitry in integrated circuits (ICs) up to 100 times faster than traditional manual methods. Analog circuit testing has traditionally been a labor-intensive endeavor, requiring prolonged test coding and expensive mixed-signal test equipment. Working in tandem with Siemens’ market-proven Tessent DefectSim technology, the new Tessent AnalogTest software helps to dramatically shorten test coding time for analog circuitry in ICs by automatically generating minimal-impact design-for-test (DFT) circuitry and digital test patterns for nearly any analog circuit block. The tests run in less than a millisecond on almost any tester, and defect coverage can be verified in simulation up to 1000x faster than specification-based tests. The introduction of Tessent AnalogTest marks the first automated DFT solution for analog circuitry in ICs, delivering digital vectors

The Browzwear 2025.2 release brings powerful upgrades in collaboration, connectivity, automation, and simulation realism, equipping you to cut costs, launch faster, and deliver greater product accuracy. With the 2025.2 release, we advance our vision of enabling brands to achieve 95% First-Time-Right accuracy and unlock 10x productivity across the design-to-market process. At a Glance: What’s New Unified Collaboration With the new folder hierarchy in Stylezone, keeping track of shared files has never been easier. Organized folders mean less time searching, more time creating, and smoother collaboration for teams and partners across every project. Connectivity The 2025.2 release strengthens connectivity across your workflows with three major updates. Enhanced Tech Packs deliver clearer, more structured handoffs to production, reducing miscommunication and errors. Secure PLM Avatar Viewing lets you confidently share 3D fit data with external teams, protecting sensitive assets while enabling smooth collaboration. And with production-ready artwork exports, manufacturers receive clean, editable files to ensure accuracy and efficiency from the very start.  Apparel

Report Focuses on the Overall PLM Market Results in China for CY2024 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA 16 September 2025—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces the release of the CIMdata 2025 China PLM Market Analysis Report in English and Simplified Chinese language versions. This report provides detailed information and in-depth analysis on the People’s Republic of China’s (“China”) rapidly evolving PLM market for calendar year 2024, with forecasts from 2025 through 2029. The report discusses the major PLM trends and issues, PLM purchase investments in software and services, PLM adoption in various industry sectors, and market growth forecasts that pertain to China, an important and quickly expanding economic region. The report provides insight into PLM market dynamics within the region, as well as the revenue performance of the leading PLM solution providers operating within it, both China-based and international PLM solution providers headquartered elsewhere. It reports

Leadership appointments The potential separation of Octave will drive changes to the Hexagon AB and Octave leadership teams. On completion of the separation, Ben Maslen and Tony Zana will move from their roles on the Hexagon executive team and assume new roles within the Octave executive team, reporting to Mattias Stenberg. Both will remain part of the Hexagon executive team until the potential separation is completed. On separation, Ben Maslen will become Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Octave. Until now Ben served as Chief Strategy Officer of Hexagon, a position he held since 2017. Prior to this, he was co-head of the European Capital Goods equity research team at Morgan Stanley and an equity research analyst at Bank of America. Ben is also a chartered accountant. From today until the potential separation is completed Ben will remain on the Hexagon executive team as Executive Vice President, Octave. On separation, Tony Zana will become Chief